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Forklift driver who believed son was faking Covid symptoms was ‘unfairly dismissed’ over self-isolation breach

Monday 6th December 2021
A forklift driver whose employer accused him of a ‘serious breach of health and safety processes’ for attending work while his son awaited the results of a Covid test has won his claim for unfair dismissal.
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Car salvage firm boss jailed for ignoring HSE notices

Friday 3rd December 2021
A report from a forklift examiner prompted a visit from the HSE, which resulted in Tahir Karim being sent to prison for a year.
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IOSH magazine scoops Best Membership award for IOSH

Friday 26th November 2021
IOSH has won Gold in the Best Membership category at the International Content Marketing Awards for IOSH magazine.
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HSE issues guidance for managing home workers

Thursday 25th November 2021
Great Britain’s safety regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), has released new guidance on managing home workers’ health and safety.
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Wind farm firms fined almost £900,000 over security guard’s death

Thursday 25th November 2021
The parent company of a contractor that was building a wind farm in Scotland and a security firm that employed staff to guard the remote site have admitted safety breaches after a security guard was trapped in snow for four and half hours and later died from hypothermia.
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OSH and human rights – lifting standards, saving lives

Friday 3rd December 2021
In the week the world marks Human Rights Day, Richard Jones CFIOSH, former head of policy at IOSH, highlights key public policy developments.
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COP26, climate change and OSH

Tuesday 30th November 2021
This article focuses on social sustainability and the leading role that OSH and OSH professionals can play in achieving it and helping secure our future planet, prosperity and public good.
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Escalator safety: raising the game

Monday 22nd November 2021
An award-winning engineer and a former head of safety at John Lewis discuss the dangers of making assumptions about the causes of escalator accidents, and how best to encourage safe behaviour among members of the public.
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Biorisk and COVID-19 – the world’s last chance for answers?

Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Amid heightened concern over new pandemics, Richard Jones CFIOSH suggests better biohazard management, global standards and effective regulation will be fundamental in keeping us all safe.
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Safety in the supply chain: how to lower risk and increase resilience

Join Ruth Wilkinson, head of health and safety at IOSH, and Trevor Bronson, strategic development manager at Intelex, to hear more about best practices for promoting safety within your supply chain and among your customers.
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Watch on demand: how digitalisation can improve safety culture

Tuesday 9th November 2021
COVID-19 drove an expedited process towards digitalisation within health and safety over the last 18 months.
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Future Leader: the FA's Cassandra Barrow

Wednesday 3rd November 2021
Cassandra Barrow GradIOSH describes how the cloud of a COVID redundancy had a silver lining in the shape of an exciting new role at the FA, where she is embracing a broad range of OSH challenges while working to promote diversity and inclusion.
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Interview: from teacher and translator to safety trainer

Wednesday 3rd November 2021
Sofiane Bentahar’s background as a teacher and a translator – and as both an IOSH student and a training provider – has proven invaluable to his OSH career.
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Cases of abuse against workers doubled at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, and they are continuing to climb. This video looks at why workers suffer from threats and assault, and the procedures health and safety managers should put in place to tackle it.
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Workplace Noise Measurements Made Easy

Friday 26th November 2021
Under the Noise at Work Regulations (2005), employers must protect their workers from Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) and other conditions associated with exposure to excessive noise, such as acoustic shock and tinnitus.
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Wednesday 17th November 2021
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Cost-effective CO₂ monitoring can help to prevent COVID transmission

Friday 12th November 2021
Recent advice from the HSE states that by maximising the flow of natural fresh air in indoor spaces, the risk of COVID transmission can be reduced by up to 70%. The government organisation also recommends using a CO₂ monitor to help better understand air quality and flow within indoor areas.
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A defibrillator was the difference between life and death for Ripon

Friday 12th November 2021
The day Ripon suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) was like any other day. He had finished work and was on his way home from his Muay Thai class when everything changed.
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Thursday 11th November 2021
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Friday 5th November 2021
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